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		<h1>[name]</h1>

		<p class="desc">
		This class stores data for an attribute (such as vertex positions, face indices, normals,
		colors, UVs, and any custom attributes ) associated with a [page:BufferGeometry], which allows
		for more efficient passing of data to the GPU. See that page for details and a usage example.
		When working with vector-like data, the <i>.fromBufferAttribute( attribute, index )</i>
		helper methods on [page:Vector2.fromBufferAttribute Vector2],
		[page:Vector3.fromBufferAttribute Vector3],
		[page:Vector4.fromBufferAttribute Vector4], and
		[page:Color.fromBufferAttribute Color] classes may be helpful.
		</p>

		<h2>Constructor</h2>
		<h3>[name]( [param:TypedArray array], [param:Integer itemSize], [param:Boolean normalized] )</h3>
		<p>
		[page:TypedArray array] -- Must be a [link:https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray TypedArray].
		Used to instantiate the buffer. <br />
		This array should have
	 	<code>itemSize * numVertices</code>
		elements, where numVertices is the number of vertices in the associated [page:BufferGeometry BufferGeometry].<br /><br />


		[page:Integer itemSize] --  the number of values of the array that should be associated with
		a particular vertex. For instance, if this
		attribute is storing a 3-component vector (such as a position, normal, or color), then itemSize should be 3.
		<br /><br />

		[page:Boolean normalized] -- (optional) Applies to integer data only. Indicates how the underlying data
		in the buffer maps to the values in the GLSL code. For instance, if [page:TypedArray array] is an instance
		of UInt16Array, and [page:Boolean normalized] is true, the values `0 - +65535` in the array
		 data will be mapped to 0.0f - +1.0f in the GLSL attribute. An Int16Array (signed) would map
		 from -32768 - +32767 to -1.0f - +1.0f. If [page:Boolean normalized] is false, the values
		 will be converted to floats unmodified, i.e. 32767 becomes 32767.0f.
		</p>

		<h2>Properties</h2>

		<h3>[property:TypedArray array]</h3>
		<p>
		The [page:TypedArray array] holding data stored in the buffer.
		</p>

		<h3>[property:Integer count]</h3>
		<p>
		Stores the [page:BufferAttribute.array array]'s length divided by the [page:BufferAttribute.itemSize itemSize].<br /><br />

		If the buffer is storing a 3-component vector (such as a position, normal, or color),
		then this will count the number of such vectors stored.
		</p>

		<h3>[property:Boolean isBufferAttribute]</h3>
		<p>
			Read-only flag to check if a given object is of type [name].
		</p>

		<h3>[property:Integer itemSize]</h3>
		<p>The length of vectors that are being stored in the [page:BufferAttribute.array array].</p>

		<h3>[property:String name]</h3>
		<p>
		Optional name for this attribute instance. Default is an empty string.
		</p>

		<h3>[property:Boolean needsUpdate]</h3>
		<p>
		Flag to indicate that this attribute has changed and should be re-sent to the GPU.
		Set this to true when you modify the value of the array.<br /><br />

		Setting this to true also increments the [page:BufferAttribute.version version].
		</p>

		<h3>[property:Boolean normalized]</h3>
		<p>
		Indicates how the underlying data in the buffer maps to the values in the GLSL shader code.
		See the constructor above for details.
		</p>

		<h3>[property:Function onUploadCallback]</h3>
		<p>
		A callback function that is executed after the Renderer has transferred the attribute array data to the GPU.
		</p>

		<h3>[property:Object updateRange]</h3>
		<p>Object containing:<br />
			[page:Integer offset]: Default is `0`. Position at which to start update.<br />
			[page:Integer count]: Default is `-1`, which means don't use update ranges. <br /><br />

			This can be used to only update some components of stored vectors (for example, just the component
			related to color).
		</p>

		<h3>[property:Usage usage]</h3>
		<p>
			Defines the intended usage pattern of the data store for optimization purposes. Corresponds to the `usage` parameter of
			[link:https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebGLRenderingContext/bufferData WebGLRenderingContext.bufferData]().
			Default is [page:BufferAttributeUsage StaticDrawUsage]. See usage [page:BufferAttributeUsage constants] for all possible values. <br /><br />
			
			Note: After the initial use of a buffer, its usage cannot be changed. Instead, instantiate a new one and set the desired usage before the next render.
		</p>

		<h3>[property:Integer version]</h3>
		<p>A version number, incremented every time the [page:BufferAttribute.needsUpdate needsUpdate] property is set to true.</p>

		<h2>Methods</h2>

		<h3>[method:this applyMatrix3]( [param:Matrix3 m] )</h3>
		<p>Applies matrix [page:Matrix3 m] to every Vector3 element of this BufferAttribute.</p>

		<h3>[method:this applyMatrix4]( [param:Matrix4 m] )</h3>
		<p>Applies matrix [page:Matrix4 m] to every Vector3 element of this BufferAttribute.</p>

		<h3>[method:this applyNormalMatrix]( [param:Matrix3 m] )</h3>
		<p>Applies normal matrix [page:Matrix3 m] to every Vector3 element of this BufferAttribute.</p>

		<h3>[method:this transformDirection]( [param:Matrix4 m] )</h3>
		<p>Applies matrix [page:Matrix4 m] to every Vector3 element of this BufferAttribute, interpreting the elements as a direction vectors.</p>

		<h3>[method:BufferAttribute clone]() </h3>
		<p>Return a copy of this bufferAttribute.</p>

		<h3>[method:this copy]( [param:BufferAttribute bufferAttribute] )</h3>
		<p>Copies another BufferAttribute to this BufferAttribute.</p>

		<h3>[method:this copyArray]( array ) </h3>
		<p>Copy the array given here (which can be a normal array or TypedArray) into
			[page:BufferAttribute.array array].<br /><br />

			See [link:https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray/set TypedArray.set]
			for notes on requirements if copying a TypedArray.
		</p>

		<h3>[method:this copyAt] ( [param:Integer index1], [param:BufferAttribute bufferAttribute], [param:Integer index2] ) </h3>
		<p>Copy a vector from bufferAttribute[index2] to [page:BufferAttribute.array array][index1].</p>

		<h3>[method:Number getX]( [param:Integer index] ) </h3>
		<p>Returns the x component of the vector at the given index.</p>

		<h3>[method:Number getY]( [param:Integer index] ) </h3>
		<p>Returns the y component of the vector at the given index.</p>

		<h3>[method:Number getZ]( [param:Integer index] ) </h3>
		<p>Returns the z component of the vector at the given index.</p>

		<h3>[method:Number getW]( [param:Integer index] ) </h3>
		<p>Returns the w component of the vector at the given index.</p>

		<h3>[method:this onUpload]( [param:Function callback] ) </h3>
		<p>
		Sets the value of the onUploadCallback property.<br /><br />

		In the [example:webgl_buffergeometry WebGL / Buffergeometry] this is used to free memory
		after the buffer has been	transferred to the GPU.
		</p>

		<h3>[method:this set] ( [param:Array value], [param:Integer offset] ) </h3>
		<p>
		value -- an [page:Array] or [page:TypedArray] from which to copy values. <br />
		offset -- (optional) index of the [page:BufferAttribute.array array] at which to start copying.<br /><br />

		Calls	[link:https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray/set TypedArray.set]( [page:Array value], [page:Integer offset] )
		on the [page:BufferAttribute.array array].<br /><br />

		In particular, see that page for requirements on [page:Array value]
		being a [page:TypedArray].
		</p>

		<h3>[method:this setUsage] ( [param:Usage value] ) </h3>
		<p>
			Set [page:BufferAttribute.usage usage] to value. See usage [page:BufferAttributeUsage constants] for all possible input values.  <br /><br />

			Note: After the initial use of a buffer, its usage cannot be changed. Instead, instantiate a new one and set the desired usage before the next render.
		</p>

		<h3>[method:this setX]( [param:Integer index], [param:Float x] ) </h3>
		<p>Sets the x component of the vector at the given index.</p>

		<h3>[method:this setY]( [param:Integer index], [param:Float y] ) </h3>
		<p>Sets the y component of the vector at the given index.</p>

		<h3>[method:this setZ]( [param:Integer index], [param:Float z] ) </h3>
		<p>Sets the z component of the vector at the given index.</p>

		<h3>[method:this setW]( [param:Integer index], [param:Float w] ) </h3>
		<p>Sets the w component of the vector at the given index.</p>

		<h3>[method:this setXY]( [param:Integer index], [param:Float x], [param:Float y] ) </h3>
		<p>Sets the x and y components of the vector at the given index.</p>

		<h3>[method:this setXYZ]( [param:Integer index], [param:Float x], [param:Float y], [param:Float z] ) </h3>
		<p>Sets the x, y and z components of the vector at the given index.</p>

		<h3>[method:this setXYZW]( [param:Integer index], [param:Float x], [param:Float y], [param:Float z], [param:Float w] ) </h3>
		<p>Sets the x, y, z and w components of the vector at the given index.</p>



		<h2>Source</h2>

		<p>
			[link:https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/blob/master/src/[path].js src/[path].js]
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